Parkland and nature reserve near Monkton Village
Introduction
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Parkland and nature reserve near Monkton Village
Image: © Les Hull Taken: 7 Nov 2009
In the 1960/70s this area was known as "The Slaggy". Slag had been dumped here from the iron works and demolished buildings. There was a "crusher" that pulverised rocks and stone and was used as hard core. Now it's a very pleasant parkland area and looks much better than the old "Slaggy"
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Image Location
Latitude
54.970845
Longitude
-1.498537